Polemonium californicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Polemonium californicum Eastw.

California polemonium, California sky pilot, Jacob's ladder, Moving polemonium

2020 Bob Sweatt

2014 Debra L. Cook

2020 Bob Sweatt

2022 Mike Russler

2014 Debra L. Cook

2005 Steve Matson

Polemonium californicum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (232 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Polemonium
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polemonium columbianum
PLANTS	Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. tricolor
PLANTS	Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum

More information about Polemonium californicum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POCA3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).